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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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Gravenhorst, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Howard, Mrs. Shepherd, Miss Smith, Mr. Wolff. Mr. Logan and Governor Thompson were absent. Student Trustees Evenson and Wylie were present. Also present were die general officers and, for the purpose of this meeting, Dr. Phillip Forman, interim vice chancellor for health services, Chicago campus; and Mr. Donovan Riley, interim director of the University Hospital. The president and other officers reported on the actions and appropriations of the recently adjourned General Assembly: the University will receive no significant incremental funds from State appropriations for the new fiscal year. Further, a 4 to 5 percent reduction by the governor in the base budget is anticipated. It will be necessary to cut personnel and ofter budgets throughout the University; to increase tuition significantly; and to take other steps as yet undefined. T h e situation is especially hurtful to the financial status of the University Hospital. A requested $3 million increase in State funds will not be provided; and the hospital will be subject to any general reduction of unit budgets. Moreover, there are indications that State support for public aid for patients in teaching hospitals will be reduced. Plainly, there will be a need to "downsize" the hospital in the number of available beds and in staff, and admissions policies will be made more restrictive. Dr. Forman and Mr. Riley provided financial information and presented a revised statement of the hospital's mission (requested by the Legislative Audit Commission). The mission necessarily will be adjusted in the light of revenues that can realistically be expected. There will be a considerable number of layoffs, a n d / o r unfilled vacant positions; an attempt to shift ineligible patients to Cook County Hospital; and other steps taken as required. The executive session of July 8 adjourned at 2:00 p.m. 1

MINUTES APPROVED

The secretary presented for approval the press proof of the minutes of the Board of Trustees meeting of April 9, 1987, copies of which had previously been sent to the board. On motion of Mr. Forsyth, these minutes were approved.

CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION, THOMAS E. EVERHART

P r e s i d e n t H o w a r d asked C h a n c e l l o r E v e r h a r t t o s t a n d a n d t h e n r e a d t h e following e x p r e s s i o n of a p p r e c i a t i o n a n d t r i b u t e : To Thomas E. Everhart: As you leave Illinois to assume the presidency of the California Institute of Technology, the Board of Trustees extends to you and to your family our sincere wishes for continued success and great satisfaction in your new enterprise. We are honored to have provided an outstanding leader for another distinguished institution; nonetheless, we regret that the period of our association with you and Doris has been all too brief. You established yourself quickly and well in the position of chancellor of the Urbana-Champaign campus and showed strength and decisiveness from the outset of your tenure here. Your leadership enabled the campus to reexamine its approach to undergraduate education, to strengthen its commitment to affirmative action and equal opportunity, and to make major strides in scientific and technological areas. Indeed, you have given superior leadership across the entire spectrum of disciplines.

1 On July 8, as well, a meeting of the Committee on Academic Affairs and a meeting of the board as a Committee of the Whole were held and in the latter instance, the trustees received a report on the capital budget request for Fiscal Year 1989.